--- title: Apache Forrest Reviews meta\_title: 'Apache Forrest Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 11 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Apache Forrest works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 11 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Collaboration & Productivity url: https://www.g2.com/categories/collaboration-productivity --- # Apache Forrest Reviews & Product Details Apache Forrest software is a publishing framework designed to transform input from various sources into a unified presentation in one or more output formats. * * * Seller [The Apache Software Foundation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-apache-software-foundation) Discussions [Apache Forrest Community](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-forrest/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Conga Composer](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Conga Composer") Conga Composer 4.4/5(918) ](https://www.g2.com/products/conga-composer/reviews) [ ![Adobe Acrobat](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Acrobat") Adobe Acrobat 4.5/5(5,326) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews) [ ![Foxit PDF Editor](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Foxit PDF Editor") Foxit PDF Editor 4.6/5(3,699) ](https://www.g2.com/products/foxit-pdf-editor/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-forrest/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 11 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Sudhakar N S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sudhakar N S.") SS Sudhakar N S. Software Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/27/2021 "Web Application Framework Designing is convenient with Apache Forrest" 4/5 What do you like best about Apache Forrest? Apache Forrest is an awesome framework to design my developmental framework for web applications which includes web services, web APIs, and its corresponding web resources. It provides extensive standards to build and design web application frameworks associated with templates that aid with common activities performed as a part of my organization's web development. It also automates the workload by pre-existing library's inclusion, session management, and code reuse. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Forrest? Since Apache forrest substantiates my web framework customisation & transformational requirements. I'm delighted to use it on a regular basis without anything to add about dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Forrest solving and how is that benefiting you? Apache forrest allows me to upload multiple data files for designing my framework. It has extensive inventory management and diverse plugin capabilities to build the complete modular and extensible architecture. Also, it provides the feasibility of using native language programmable packages which are conveniently built around specific user applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chandrashekara R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chandrashekara R.") CR Chandrashekara R. Senior Production Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/4/2021 "WebSphere Application - Apache Forrest" 4/5 What do you like best about Apache Forrest? Apache Forrest helps me with the software framework and middleware orchestration in WebSphere. It provides open standards for Java Platform Enterprise Edition for web application developments. It also offers me new capabilities to perform application delivery on a more frequent basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Forrest? Apache Forrest is an excellent tool for startup web application frameworks for small and medium-scale enterprises. Not much to dislike about Apache Forrest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Forrest solving and how is that benefiting you? Apache Forrest provides me significant enhancements to the liberty profile in WAS. It also gives me extensive support for Java SE compatibility, and various compliance standards are met. Its Intelligent Management capability is wonderful for my framework changes done in my WebSphere Application Server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Vaibhav G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vaibhav G.") VG Vaibhav G. Program Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/6/2021 "My Go to Web publisher" 4/5 What do you like best about Apache Forrest? What I like the best about this software is that it supports diverse input data sets and is convenient in using & handling big data sets. Since it is open-source, my whole department can use it without any significant costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Forrest? There have been no recent releases. Also, the limited output formats hamper the user experience. Moreover, the SSL documentation needs more amendments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Forrest: To all those who are looking for a reliable solution for their Business docs publishing, Go with Apache Forrest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Forrest solving and how is that benefiting you? As a professional, I use Apache Forrest for publishing Key documents for my clients and also for administrative work. This benefits me through better demonstration of my works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/9/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mansi G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mansi G.") MG Mansi G. SDET - Backend Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/6/2021 "Apache Forrest - Publishing partner" 4/5 What do you like best about Apache Forrest? I like this software because it supports different types of data files as input and support of various plugins. Also, it is a web framework so easy to use and handle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Forrest? The thing I dislike is that It must support multiple output formats and maintaining a single file at the same time. It has also not got any release update recently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Forrest: Frequent releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Forrest solving and how is that benefiting you? This software helps in taking inputs and generating a published report for clients as well as stakeholders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/17/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Hem k.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Hem k.") HK Hem k. Senior System Analyst Medical Devices Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/22/2019 "A good product - But there are places where it can improve a lot " 3.5/5 What do you like best about Apache Forrest? Ability to take inputs from various sources and make into one document. One main thing i like about it is - it's so user friendly and the navigation is really ease Apache is Open Source, governed well (the foundation) and probably the most stable computing platform ever. If there is something that Apache can not do, then you need to ask yourself; should I be doing that? The point here is that it is a solid solution and seems to only integrate other technologies that are of the highest caliber. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache Forrest? The one thing that I worry about Apache is the PHP language which is integrated into the platform. I am not sure if PHP has a relevant future. I worry about this because Python is becoming very popular. And if your not familiar with any of these scripting languages - this toll isn't for you. Apache SSL documentation can be better. The default configurations which comes with Apache server needs to get optimized for performance and security with every new installation as these defaults are not recommended to push on the production environment directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache Forrest: At my previous organization, we use it all over the place. From serving static pages to full-blown web applications. We also use it as a proxy to pass traffic to tomcat applications. It is used across the whole organization and it is our goto web server. It is incredibly configurable and robust. Never a problem. We use it to serve https and use PHP extensively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache Forrest solving and how is that benefiting you? Having multiple output formats - which is really useful SVG to PNG rendering with the ability of aggregation from external sources. Log files are detailed enough to determine vulnerabilities by providing multiple params which makes it easy to diagnose and debug the root cause of any server issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Apache Forrest? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Apache Forrest ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-forrest/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is Apache Forrest used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apache-forrest-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-forrest/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. 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